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My kitten is throwing up, dehydrated, and has worms. What should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Female | spayed

my kitten is has never thrown up before. The other day, I only noticed afterwards that she threw up everywhere underneath the bed. I thought maybe she ate somthn bad. but after I fed her again she threw up everywhere and couldn't stop. I've been making sure she has alot of water because she seems deyhadrated and felt hot. I didnt know what's wrong until she threw up again and I saw a worm. It was still alive but died after she coughed it up. It was long and thin. What's going on. Will she die

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on November 9th, 2018

It sounds like poor Piggy is sick, and it could be due to the worms, a GI illness, eating something rotten, or a foreign body. When a kitten is vomiting a lot, is dehydrated, and feels like it has a fever, this is a medical emergency that requires immediate vet care. Please take her into an ER vet clinic; if there isn't one in your area, there will be a vet on call for emergencies. The information to reach that vet is found on a clinic's answering machine or website. Best of luck.

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